Cerro Las Tórtolas, Mountain summit in Elqui Valley, Chile

Cerro Las Tórtolas is a 6,160-metre peak on the Argentina-Chile border in the Central Andes, shared by San Juan province and Chile's Elqui province; its slopes fall within Iglesia and Vicuña. It is one of the highest summits of the area alongside Nevado Olivares, with a topographic prominence of 1,377 metres and Majadita as parent peak.

The first documented modern ascent occurred in 1952 when climbers from Chile and Germany reached the summit. The mountain had served as an important location for indigenous populations long before this recorded expedition.

Cerro Las Tórtolas was one of the Inca high-altitude sanctuaries, or apus, and is among the best studied. The 1952 expedition found a stone enclosure on the summit measuring eight by four metres, with retaining walls one metre high, identical to the one on Cerro El Plomo. Archaeological climbs have recovered objects linked to Inca culture.

Climbers should bring adequate water supplies as the mountain lacks natural water sources along the route. The ascent takes several days, making proper physical preparation and mountaineering experience essential for attempting this climb.

The summit holds a stone platform built by Indigenous peoples, who left figurines there; in 1952 a structure measuring eight by four metres with one-metre retaining walls was found, similar to the one on Cerro El Plomo. A 1924 ascent by Hans Duddle is reported in some sources, but no evidence of that expedition was found.